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Letter to Omaha from St. Paul

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Boston report of SA Connors

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St. Paul teletype to Los Angeles*

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Bureau teletype to Boston

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Letter to Director from •

Washington Field Office

1,701

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Washington Field Office teletype
to Bureau, Cleveland, Savannah

! 1,702

Skipped serial notice 4/20/46

1,703

2/1/49

Letter to Washington Field Office
from Director

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2/1/49

Letter to Richmond from FBI Lab

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2/1/49

Letter to Director from
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Chicago teletype to Bureau, New York

Bureau teletype to New York

Washington Field Office teletype
to Bureau, New York

Philadelphia teletype to Bureau, New York

Washington Field Office teletype
to Baltimore, New York

Kansas City report of SA Mclver

Newark report of SA Alker

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Los Angeles

Bureau teletype to New York

New Haven teletype to New York .

Baltimore teletype to New York, Bureau

Washington Field Office repprt
of SA Oberndorf

Memo to file from SA Longo, New York

Memo to file from SA Neagle, New York

Memo to file from ASAC Belmont *

Memo to file from ASAC Belmont

Washington Field Office
Chicago teletype to Bureau, New York/

Bureau teletype to. New York

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Released "in full

1,732

2/2/49

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau , New York

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Los Angeles teletype to Bureau,

New York, Washington Field Office

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Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, New York

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1,735

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New York, Washington Field Office

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Philadelphia teletype to Bureau, ,

New York, Washington Field Office

Yes

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Washington Field Office teletype
to Bureau, New York

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1,738

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Letter to Director from
Washington Field Office

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1,739

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St. Louis teletype to Bureau, New Yofk

Yes

1,740

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Bureau teletype to New York

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Memo to file from ASAC Belmont

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Bureau teletype to New York

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Memo to file from ASAC Belmont

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Los Angeles teletype to Bureau,

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Memo to file from SA McCarthy

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Washington Field Office teletype
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New York, Washington Field Office

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Baltimore teletype to Bureau, New York

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Washington Field Office teletype to
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to Bureau. Alban

Letter to Washington Field Office from
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Letter to Director from

Washington Field Office •

Washington Field Office report of
SA Frew

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Washington Field Office

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, St. Paul

Letter to Director from
Washington Field Office

Washington Field Office to ,

Bur'eau, Birmingham

Washington Field Office teletype
to Bureau, Miami

Memo from Department of State

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Bureau, El Paso

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, Omaha

Letter to Director from

Washington Field Office •

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, Los Angeles

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, Richmond

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, Chicago

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, Savannah

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau , Albany

Letter to Newark from FBI Lab

Letter to Little Rock from FBI Lab

Letter to Washington Field Office
from Director

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Letter to New York from FBI Lab

Letter to Director from
Washington Field Office

Letter to Baltimore from FBI Lab.

Letter to Director from
Washington Field Office

Boston teletype to Bureau, New York

Memo to file from ASAC Belmont

Miami teletype to New York

Boston teletype to Bureau, New York*

Letter to New York from Milwaukee

Little Rock report of SA Welch

Letter to Director from New York

Letter to Miami from New York

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Washington Field Office

Springfield teletype to Bureau, New York

Washington Field Office to Bureau,
New York

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau , New York

Bureau teletype to Baltimore, New York

Philadelphia teletype to Bureau,
New York

Philadelphia teletype to Bureau,
Newark , New York

Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, New York

Bureau teletype to Boston, New York

Washington Field Office teletype -t^o
Philadelphia, Newark, New York

Baltimore teletype to Bureau, New York

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New York teletype to Bureau,

Baltimore, Newark ;

l New York teletype to Bureau,
Baltimore

New York teletype to Bureau,

Baltimore, Washington Field Office

New York teletype to Bureau,
Newark

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Washington Field Office teletype to
Bureau, Baltimore, New York

1,812

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New York teletype to Bureau

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El Paso teletype to New York

1,814

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Letter to FBI Lab from New York

1,815

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New Haven teletype to* Bureau,
Miami, New York

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Letter, Special Agent in Charge , New York

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Denver report of SA Johnson

Letter to Director from Denver

Letter to Washington Field Office
from Director

Sorinqfield report of SA Randolph

Letter to San Francisco from
Los Anqeles teletype

Newark report of SA Alker

Letter to Director from Boston

Letter to New York, from FBI Lab

Letter to New York from FBI Lab

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New Haven report of SA Carr

Letter to Denver from FBI Lab

Letter to Washington Field «Of f ice
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to Bureau

Miami report of SA Prior

Bureau teletype to Boston, New York *

Bureau teletype to New York

New Haven teletype to Bureau,
Boston, New York

Philadelphia teletype to Newark,

New York, Washington Field Office

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New York teletype to Bureau,
Baltimore *

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New York teletype to Bureau, Washington
Field Office

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New York teletype to Bureau,
Philadelphia

2/1/49

New York report of Special Agent Miles

2/4/49

New York teletype to Seattle, Bureau,
Baltimore

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New York teletype to Bureau, Washington
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New York teletype to Bureau, Washington
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New York teletype to t Bdreau, Springfield,
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27 10/0 ,5 e ff[ lln Cton Hold Offico by lotter dated January

27, 1949 advised that Professor TRACY F /TYLEIlpiMyBrsity 0 ^

Minnesota, lived in Aoartaient zh «t osn oo«-v. 1 ..

iVasldngton,

HISS leased
D, C. Iron July

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■ weeks of the lease.

WTnT .,, n fiSjjff 10 ? E fLEn ' a ^^hter GERALDINE ie now married to

Si“te at 10 « "Orth **« sr

neorasKa, and lived with hor parents when they resided at thi
»bovs eddross free J u », i 93l to Sept

\-v . v;-,. v at any time with R’IIttakph rtmtmnc _ in ~, mss was associated * ■■■

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person con fumloh Information corroboratlnr nui'BErai .1 w!^?
concomlnc MISS and other persons «U®6»tion»

lead thore^ro^MlMod^rphoto^^^ttiS th £ B ,

graphs of UHITTAKER CHAMBERS. . P ^ GLR HToS Qnd two photo-

Airmail ^Vri *’ lnE "I-** <•“ ferrard %

V.llIr.'AKUn^ lA3:,TEns an,l^,lo sir” Md^htld^l of® U °" al P h °t°crap)is of

Uro. V/TILIAK D. l/ERTZ. Chlld " hlnh aro to bo exhibited to

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SACS URGENT

*J. D. WHITTAKER CHAMBERS, WAS, ETAL, PERJURY, ESP - R, IS - R. CHAMBERS
CHAMBERl^STATES IM INTERVIEW IN UFO THAT PRISCILLA HISS^SOMETIME IN
NINETEEN THIRTYSEVEN WENT TO HPXX HOSPITAL ON CALVERT STREET BELOW
MONUMENT STREET IN BALTIMORE AND OFFERED SERVICES AS VOLUNTEER WORKER
AND DID WORK FOR SOME TIME, FINALLY LOSING INTEREST AND STOPPING. •

HE RECALLS NAME OF HOSPITAL AS POSSIBLY CALVERT HOSPITAL. BALTIMORE
REOUESTED TO CHECK APPROPRIATE HOSPITALS ON CALBFRXX CALVERTSTREET

LITANY RECORD OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT AMD ADVISE WFO BEFORE THREE PM, THIS

DATE, SO INFO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER QUESTIONING OF CHAMBERS.
ATTENTION OF BALTIMORE CALLED TO FACT ALTHOUGH HISSES WERE OCCUPYING
HOME IM WASHINGTON, PRISCILLA ATTENDED CLASSES AT UNIVERWXX UNIVERSITY
OF MARYLAND IN BALTIMORE IK SUMMER OF THIRTYSEVEN. £

HOTTEL L~ '

MASK BUREAU . ADVISED
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JOSEPH JIULXTTE, WAS., ET AL - ESPIONAGE R.

REURTEL FEBRUARY FIRST LAST, REQUESTING NEW HAVEN INTERVIEW JIULETTE.
NEW HAVEN HAS CONTACTED BUREAU AND SUGGESTED DESIRABILITY OF INTERVIEW-

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ING SIMULTANEOUSLY FRANK DRAMINSKI AND DUDLEY CHAPMAN IN NEW LONDON,

AND ZACHARY BARANOmT BOSTON, MASS. BUREAU WILL ADVISE NEW HAVEN TO-
DAY BY TEL OF DECISION IN THIS MATTER. IN ANY CASE REQUESTED INTERVIEW
WILL BE CONSUMMATED AS SOON AS DESIRES OF BUREAU ARE MADE- KNOWN.

GLEASON

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Hew York, New York
February 1, 1949 ■

JAY DAVID V.HIT:Ai'UU CHAiibali., «a
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Dave Lessor; 165 nest *md avenue, Brooklyn, A Y., advised the
writer on January;- 31, 1949 of the following information.

Luring the winter of 1932-33, Lesser attended classes at the ■ _
Workers' School. In las class of "Principles of Communism", Lesser ? ' . '/
advised that there were 3 students in t.iis class that stood out from
the other students. because of their speech, mannerisms and dress. Two
of these students were brother and sister and the third, a male friend,
according to cesser, these individuals were believed to come from farai— #
lies of substantial means. Lesser stated that after seeing the recent
pictures of Alger Hiss in the newspapers, heJrelieves that the male
friend in this group of three was Alger Hisjr'and that the young woman
student is his present wife. Lesser stated that he had no evidence to
corroborate this fact other than the similarity between this one student
who attended class with him and the publication of Hiss' pictures in the
newspapers. Lesser stated that he did not recall the names of any of
these students.

It is believed by the writer that Lesser can be interviewed by any
Agent from this Office, if the Agent mentions to Lesser that he was re-
commended by the writer. The telephone number of Leaser's home is
Chore road 3-2320. .

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New York, New York
February 2, 1949

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RE; JAY DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS,
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Qp^the morning; of February 2, Mr. H. L. Fletcher referred to our ^
tele typgxfo the Washington Field office requesting that office tc* intenrip)^
CRAN^mo had been identified by CHAMBERS as the unknown subject KEITlj^?

Mr. rletcher advised that the bureau is sending a teletype to Los Anfjelea,^
advising that office to obtain a consent to search at the time of the inter-
view and to pick up any cameras that KEITH might have in his possession
for examination by the laboratory. Mr. Fletcher advised that very probably
Mr. Donegan would want to subpoena CRANE and therefore, the Bureau teletype
was advising Los Angeles that, if Donegan wants CRANE subpoenaed, they are
authorized to serve the subpoena. V/e should check with Donegan and advise
Los Angeles by teletype of all arrangements in this respect.

A. H. BELMONT
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On the morning of February 2, Mr. H. B. Fletcher of the 1, B ureau ■
advised that the Departcjent was apparently considering the possibility of
approaching J. PETERS ffr£?r*an offer of immunity if he would open up and
give all information in his possession concerning espionage activities in
this country. I advised Ur. Fletcher that we had received information from
Mr. Donegan along these same lines, namely, that Alexander Caropbelr^^ the
Department had sounded out Mr. itonegan as to what he thought of the Depart-
ment approaching the Bureau to have one of the Bureau's informants sound •
out PETERS as to whether he would go for this. The thought of the Depart-
ment apparently is that as PETERS is under a deportation charge and has
indicated to the Grand Jury that he wants to stay in this country, this
would be a lever along with the promise of immunity to have him cooperate.

I advised Mr. Fletcher that there was nothing that I could recall that
would indicate that J. PETERS would ever cooperate but that we would give
this further thought.

I advised that, in connection with the Bakor^ rugs, CHAMBERS
claims they were purchased at •'the suggestion of BYKOV' f ahd distributed to
SILVERMAN and through SILVERMAN Tte^JISS and HARRY DEXTER WHITfcl? I pointed
out that MDLEIGH had also turned up with one of these rugs which now he
apparently has in a country house in Washington and, while CHA'tBFRS had
not remembered this additional rug, he does not deny there must have been
four rugs and WADLF.IGH osNrug must have been one of them; that CHAMBERS Just
did not remember this particular rug.

I advised i'r. Fletcher that ohr agents had interviewed SHAPIRO^
through whom the rugc were purchased by CHAMBERS; that SHAFIRO had admitted
buying the rugs for CHAT1EER5 and recalled sending them to SILVERMAN or
SILVFRMASIISR in V.oshington. SHAPIRO is not quite sure of the name. We
have located the sales slips for these rugs and have ascertained that
SHAPIRO gave a check for $600 and cash in the amount of $275 for them.

".Ye thus have definite evidence that the rugs were purchased as CHAMBERS
states and that they were sent to Washington. Hie date of the sales slips
is in the letter part of December, 1936 and the shipment to Washington
was about Becember 2V, 1946. We hove tried to trace the shipment through
Railway Express but their records have been destroyed. «»e contemp la tes * w* —
asking Washington Field to try to locate the Railway Eypre.« g riflHvsry min ■ -

who handled these packages as they wore somehwat of an unus ual nalpye^nli
he might recall delivering them to. SILVERMAN. ^jr

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CHAMBERS has stated that subsequent to the arrival of the rugs in
Washington, which must have been early in January, 1937, he and HISS rode
out to a restaurant in ••ashington in HISS's car and met SILVERMAN there,
and SILVER' AN had one of the rugs in the back of his car which was given
to HISS. This is hif^ily important inasmuch as it now appears possible to
show a meeting between HISS and CHAMBERS in early January, 1937, contrary
to the statements of HISS before the GJ» I advised that the company here
, cannot identify the rugs as they are individually made, although we do ha^e
the measurements of the nigs. Therefore, there is some question as to
whether we want to get hold of the other three rugs at this time. I advised
him we are giving this considerable thought and will be in touch with the
Bureau fur ther on it. I advised Mr. Fletcher we would send him a teletype
on this.

A. H. BELMONT
ASAC

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‘ADVISED THAT FROM READING VARIOUS TESTIMONY THAT SUBSEO.UENTH0rlARTHA
POPES EMPLOYMENT AS MAID BY HISS, APULIA RANKIN HAD BEEN EMPLOYED AS
A MAID. RANKIN AT THAT TIME WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE RESIDED AT FLORIDA
AVENUE ON A CURVE IN THIS AVENUE ACROSS FROM A CHURCH SHE REGULARLY
ATTENDED. FOR INFO BALTIMORE, MARTHA POPE WAS EMPLOYED BY KISS UNTIL
SOMETIME IN NINETEEN THIRTYFIVE. CHAMBERS YESTERDAY ADVISED WFO AGENTS
HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS INDIVIDUAL AND THAT THE ABOVE INFO WAS
BASED ON A VERY VAGUE RECOLLECTION OJ'HIRS. CHAMBERS. INTENSIVE INVESTI-
GATION BY UFO HAS REFLECTED TKASP^C N. S. HUGHES WAS MINISTER OF THE
SIMPSON MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH AT TWO TWO FIVE THREE SHERMAN AVE.,
NW, WASHINGTON, DC, FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO NINETEEN THIRTYSEVEN.
THIS CHURCH, ALTHOUGH THE ADDRESS IS SHERMAN AVENUE, IS LOCATED
THE JUNCTION OF FLORIDA AND SHERMAN AVENUES AT A POINT WHERE FLORIDA
AVENUE CURVES. HUGHES EXACT ADDRESS IN GAITHERSBURG UNKNOWN BUT W?

RECEIVES HIS MAIL AT THAT TOWN. BALTIMORE IMMEDIATELY I NTERVI EtfmJ GHES ,

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WHO IS COLORED, AS TO JULIA RANKIN. SiJTF.L RESULTS TO WFO.

HOTTEL

BUREAU ADVISED
NYC HOLD
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URGENT

J. D. WHITTAKER CHAMBERS, WAS, ETAL, PERJURY, ESP-E,

* JANUAR Y THREE, LAST* UFO INVESTIG ATION JANUARY, NINETpN FORTYTWO

'rFTlCER HISS, IS- HATCH ACT, DISCLOSES INTERVIEW O^ HRS. E, A, L UCK,

THREE EPUR ONE NAUGHT VOLTA PLACE, MU, WHO IS REPORTED AS WELL 'ACQUAINTE
UrW^DOUALB HISS, WHOM SHE CONSIDERS LOYAL. SHE DESCRIBED ALGER AS A '

PECULIAR INDIVIDUAL AND EXPRESSED AN OPINION THAT THERE MAY EXIST SOME

DIFFERENCE IN POLITICAL OPINIONS BETWEEN THE TWO BROTHERS. INFORMANT

STATED SHE ONCE HEARD QUOTE RUMOR UNQUOTE RE ALGER, HOWEVER, REFUSED

TO STATE NATURE OF RUMOR ON GROUNDS IT WAS ONLY HEARSAY AND THAT HER

SOURCE MAY NOT BE RELIABLE. PRESENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO LOCATE
MRS. E. A. "LUCK. m/EVER. ABOVE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED IDENTICAL WITtTDORl

MRS. E. A. LUCK. HOWEVER, ABOVE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED IDENTICAL WITTTDOROT
LOCKE, .WIFE Cy^bwiN A. LOCKE, JR., FORMERLY AT THREE FOUR ONE NAUGHT
VOLTA PLACE, MW, AND THREE THREE THREE EIGHT DENT PLACE, MW, BOTH .
WASHINGTON, DC. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, ONE ONE FIVE NAUGHT. FIFTH AVEN UE,
NYC, CM JUNE TWENTYEI GMT, NINETEEN FORT YSEVEN. FOR BACKGROUND OF EDWIN
ALLEN LOCKE, JR., SEE WHOS WHO, NINETEEN F OR T YE I CHT- FORTYI 3 1 ME • REIM-

TEKVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCED LETTER.

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FEB 3 1949

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Utiltrh Stairs Qrparlmntt of fhistirr

New York, New York
February 3» 1949

REs J/.Y DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS, et.
PERJURY
'ESPIONAGE - R

MR. 8CIIRIDT

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On the afternoon of- February 2, Mr. J. Donegan call^Q'tC'eQVl'B'e 1
that from his observance of Mrs. SPIEGEL, she did not appear to Mm to meet
t the description given by CHAMBERS. He advised that Mr. and Mrs. SPIEGEL
had not been brought before the Grand Jury on February 2, but that they
would be on February 3« He requested that WHITTAKER CH.. USERS view these
two individuals to see whether he could identify them.

MEMO

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United States Department of flnsttrr
8u»au of Inueatigatinn

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JOSEPH JIULETTE, was., et. al.
ESPIONAGE - R

On the morning of February 2, ASAC Santoiana of the New Haven
office called to inquire whe ther/fhe re was any reason why they should not
* go ahead with the interview of^UIULETTE. I advised him that the general
procedure has been, relative to names furnished by WHITAKER CHAMBERS, to
locate individuals and interview them. In the case of JIULETTE, it would
appear from the information given by CHAMBERS that JUJUS TIE was probably #
an espionage agent back in 1933 and 1934 and unless Hew Haven had reason
to believe that his current activities were such that he should not be
interviewed, thq^eneral procedure that has been followed would appear to
be desirable v^lr. Santoiana advised that New Haven was also checking with
the bureau <5n this. I advised him we had no objection to the interview
and would like to b3 furnished with the results, if it were accomplished.

A. H. BELMONT
ASAC

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ISniteh States Bepartmeni of Itawtfc*

Dfefteral Bureau of Investigation

Sew York, 'Hew York

in mply, aiAU ft trot to
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February 3, 1949

MEMO:

HE: JAY DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS
PERJURY - ESPIONAGE R

l9*2jSTC

On February 1, 1949 , 1».IST0N OAK, *ho had oreviously been Inter-
viewed by the writer in connection with the instant case, called thie office
and advised S. A. JOHN J. WARD that he had some additional information,
he stated that at the time he was interviewed concerning his knowledge of ,
CHAMBERS and particularly hie conversation with CHAMBERS in 1938* he was
not at liberty to say *fco else was present with him. He had since con-
tacted the other man who was present and heW(i now able tg/idvise this of-
fice that this individual is KEttHEHT SOLOVfcfan editor of^ertunr magazine.
Mr. OAK added that SOLOW was prepared to 'be interviewei and cduld be readied
at Fortune. A

It is suggested that SOLOW be interviewed.

william 3 . McCarthy, jr., s. a.

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ffrhrral fiureau of ftiurottgation

Unttrh States Drpartmrnt of Ifusflrr

New York, New York
February 3, 1949

Iffi? JAY DAVID WHITTAKER CKAttBERS, et. al.
PERJURY
ESPIONAGE - R

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On Hie afternoon of/^ebruary 3$ SAC Gleason of the New^aven^--^^

office called relative boAJrfe Bureau's teletype, instructing the H#w
Haven office to interview JIUIE1TE and two other persons simultaneously is *0
with the sjtfyject in the Boston office, and that the New York offic^OrW^
should tpfi lish Boston the necessary information for the interview.
advisej4J«r. Gleason that we were working up the information to furnisn
to Boston and we would send it to Boston tomorrow, February 4, after
which New Haven could make arrangements with the Boston office as to
when the interviews would be conducted. *

J/fY DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS, WAS, ETAL, PERJURY, ESPIONAGE - R.

RE TEW HAVEN TEL TO NYC AND MIAMI TO^AY. MIAMI FIELD DIVISION
POSSESSES PHOTOGRAPH OF CHAMBERS AND^LG'ER HISS BUT NO ^HOTOGRAPlf
OF PRISCILLA HISS. PLEASE FORWARD AMSD FUR EXHIBITION TUMftS, '

WOOD,

CARSON

Offict

Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO :

FROM t

SAC, NETT XOUK

AC, MILWAUKEE

SUBJECT: VoTAX DAVID T7HITTAKER CHAMBERS, ir.a.s., et al
PERJURT

espionage-r

INTERNAL SECURITI-R

DATE:

February 1, 1949

Reurtel 3/28/49 and nytel 3/28/49.

As no further investigation indicated in lfi.3rraukee Division,
this case is KUC.

CELiJJ

65-786

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PRISCIUA HISS.

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PERJURY VK /

ESPIONAGE - R M '

On the afternoon of February 2, 1949, a conference was held with As-
sistant Director E. J. Connelley at which were present Special Agents J, M.«
Kelly, T» G. Spencer, and J. T. Hilsbos, and the problem of the preparation of
a prosecutive summary report was discussed in some detail. On this occasion
?'r. Connelley outlined his ideas how such report should be prepared, both as
to form and substance, and the following is a summary of the outline prescribed
by Assistant Director Connelley:

I. NARRATIVE

This portion should of course be a concise, chronological account
of the allegations made by CHAMBERS — that he was an active espionage
agent, that in functioning in such capacity he met Subjes^ ALGER HISS,
and an account of the association between CHAMBERS anjl%ISS leading
up to the transmission of documents from the latter ^to the former
should be set out. There should also be included in this section the
testimony given by Subject ALGER HISS before the Grand Jury which re-
sulted in his being indicted on two counts of perjury.

II. WITNESSES

JTH/JEKiPAA

This portion of the summary reoort will be handled by SA J. If. Kelly.

With respect to the setting up, of the testimony to be offered by the
respective witnesses, the name' of each should be set out in capital
letters in the upper lefthand comer of the page, together with the
initials of the dictating agent and the stenographer. The New York
file number should also appear, <

A. JAY rAVU -.VilirTAKBH CliAUBBKS. ua s . Ls J 2S5 IH UlL-

, F. B. 1.

Lon which CHAMBERS

This portion should contain all the informat
is expected to testify to in chronological o!
given to the agents who have interviewed him
will of course, for the meet part, consist o

of the activities of Subject ALGF.R HISS.

der as Atohas|cbewn
L This information
f CHAMtfefts V knowledge.

NY 65-14920

is set out, there should appear on a separate page Immediately
thereafter information concerning the personal history and back-
ground of CHAVBERS. After appropriate background information
concerning CHAMBERS is set out, there should be enumerated such
variances in testimony and other statements by CHAMBERS as can
be observed from a review of his testimony before the JEUA, the
pre-trial examination in November, 1948, in connection with the
libel and slander action, and the Grand Jury, SDNY*

Preparation of this section of the prosecutive summary will be
handled by SA T. G. Spencer*

B. DOCUMENTARY E7I1ENCE

The 65 typewritten documents (Q5 through Q69) and the four
smaller sheets bearing handwriting of ALGER KISS^Ql through'

Q4) should be listed by reference and numbered 'consecutively*

For convenience in handling, it is suggested that the Laboratory
number (Q blank) be placed in parenthesis after each respective
document is listed. (It is not clear at this time if CHAMBERS
can testify that he received these particular 69 documents from
HISS, but upon establishing the facts of this situation, decision
can be thereafter reached as to who is in a position to introduce
these documents*

QjUtJLm

Immediately after this should appear, start to g- on a separate
sheet, the names and addresses of the persons who handled the
above-mentioned documents from the time they left CHAMBERS*
possession. Each of such persons who had possession of the '
documents at any time subsequent to their leaving CHAVBERS*
possession should be listed on a separate page along with a state-
ment setting out testimony each can offer with respect to his
possession of such material.

On a separate page should then be listed the name of the State
Department representative competent to introduce the original
State Department documents from which the summaries and conden-
sations appearing on the 69 documents produced by CHAMBERS were
made. (It is to be noted that there is a question as to whether
such State Department representative should be qualified as an
expert, and accordingly be competent to testify that in his opinion
such condensations and summaries actually were made from those
State Department original documents, or whether it will suffice for
the representative merely to introduce the State Department docu-
ments and permit the documents to speak for themselves.)

The dictation of the portion of the summary report pertaining to
the 69 documents and their matching up with the original State
Department documents will be handled by SA J. J. Danahy. The

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section of the report pertaining to the list of persons who
can testify as to their handling of the documents will be dic-
tated by SA L. 17. Spjrllane . . , .

C. STATEMENTS OF ALOTO HISS

On a separate page should be set out the names of those agents .
competent to introduce into evidence the signed statement executed
by ALGER HISS on in Baltimore, Md. This statement should

either be paraphrased or set out verbatim, probably the latter in-
asmuch as it is not lengthy and there is very little, if any, ex-
traneous material therein. There should also be then set out
such relevant oral admissions as may have been made by ALGER HISS
at the time he furnished the above-mentioned statement. An effort
should also be made to secure any other admissions ever made by
HISS to anyone at any time which might have a bearing on instant
matter. If any such admissions are located, they of course should
be set out and preceded by the names of individuals competent to
testify to them. After this information is set out, there should
appear on a separate page immediately thereafter information con- »•,
cerning the personal history and background of HISS.

This portion of the summary report will be dictated by SA L. W* .
Spillane.

D. HENRY JULIA?} VJADLEIGH

Under this caption should appear all the information which WAD-
IEIGH has furnished and which he would be in a position to testify
- to as to his association tjith WHITTAKER CHAMBERS} this wi^A-fi-
clude his having been recruited as an espionage agent by®I£ANOR
NELSON SOYRING and a description of/fiis functioning as such. It
should be mentioned that. WADIEIGJ^nas made what apparently are
full disclosures of his activities to this Bureau, and that three
signed statements incorporating such disclosures have been executed
by him. These statements furnished by Y/ADLEIGH can probably be
paraphrased, and there should be added a statement that they are
available and were secured by (names of agents witnessing sane)*

On a separate page thereafter should be set out background and
personal history information on WADLEIGH*

E. FRANKLIN VICTOR RENO

Thgre should be set out in the above-described manner virtually
same information concerning RENO as required with respect to
Of HENRY JULIAN WADLEIGH; this will of course include a statement of
his espionage activities and a subsequent page containing personal
history and background*

The above two will be dictated by SA R. F. X. 0‘ Keefe.

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TYPEWRITTEN EVIDENCE

In this section are to be set out the names of those persons
competent to introduce into evidence all letters which have
been identified by the FBI Laboratory as having been written on
the Woodstock typewriter on which were prepared Q6 through Q 69 .

Each should of course be listed separately together with a
description of the particular letter which each can introduce,
and it should be stated whether or not the addressee or o th er
person having custody of the respective letters or the agents to
whom such letters were made available for examination, or both,
initialled such letters at the time they were turned over to this
Bureau for examination.

Thereafter should appe ar the names of those persons who can tes-
tily that they saw the Woodstock typewriter in the ALGER HISS'
household. In this connection, if any of such persons can testify
that they saw CHAMBERS in the HISS home, that fact should be so
stated.

Following the above, it should be set out that a document examiner
from the FBI Laboratory can testify that he examined the specimens '
mentioned above as having been prepared on the Woodstock type- '
writer and that such specimens were prepared on the same machine
on which were written Q6 through Q 69 . There should also be included
in this portion dealing with the testimony of^the FBI I^bSratory
examiner that the handwritten signatures o/PaLSER an^PRISCILLA
HIoS appearing on certain of those documents have been compared
with known specimens of their respective handwriting and deter-
mined to be their actual handwriting.

This portion of the summary report will be handled by SA D. E.
Shannon.

PERSONS mio CAN TESTIFY TO HAVING SEEM HISS AND CHAMBERS TOGETHER

In order to sustain count two of the indictment it will be neces-
sary to show by witnesses HISS and CHAMBERS together some time
subsequent to January 1, 1937. Utader this section should be listed
on a separate sheet the names and addresses of all persons who can
testify to having seen HISS and CHAFERS together at any time during
their association, particularly subsequent to the above-mentioned
date# It is to be noted that investigations are presently being
conducted by the Washington Field, No?/ Haven, and Boston Office in
an attempt to secure persons who can testify to this association*

At such time as the final results are received the names of the
persons and the circumstances to which they can testify as to
meetings between HISS and CHAMBERS should be set out.

C0 C*

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H. PERSONS INVOLVED BY WHITTAKER CHAMBERS AND WHO VIGHT BE CAUED

DURING THE TRIAL BY THE DEFENSE • • • '

Under this section should appear , as an addendum to the main
portion of the summary report, a list of the persons and a short
statement of their background* In addition to setting out their
background, mention should be made of whether they have been
interviewed, by whom, and the details of this interview. At the
present time the following persons are in this category}

✓' John Abt. •

✓ Lee Pressman .

J. Peters

♦ Nathan Witt /

* H. H. Collins, Jr.

• Charles Kramer,, was
Donald Hiss

✓ V7. Ward Pigman
Boris Bykov

^ Felix Inslerman •

✓ Daniel Zinwierman
Y/illiam Spiegal •

. A. George Silverman*'

• Harolc Glasser <

H. D. White
Harold Yfare

To be handled by

J. F. Sullivan
J. F. Sullivan
R. F. X. O'Keefe
J. F. Sullivan
F. J. Gallant
F. J. Gallant
Not interviewed
J. R. Shinners
Not located
J. J. Danahy
J. P. Martin
J. R. Shinners
F. J. Gallant
F. J. Gallant
Deceased
Deceased

J. I>. HILSBOS,
J. V. KELLY,
Special Agents

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

BT 74-28

SAC* Hew York City
SAC, Butt®

JAY DAVID IfflITTAm CHAMBERS, VU,|

ALGER HISS | 57 AL

PERJURY

ESPIONAGE

DATE: January 51# 1949

R®r«p SA EDWIN O* JOHNSON, Denver, Colorado, datad January 12, 1949.
Thia raport roquaata tha Butt® Of fie a to furnish Denver with the maiden name
ofi^RENE Me MURPHY, as mall as information regarding bar present whereabouts*

I A review of tha Butte file reveals that this offioa is in possession

of no information regarding IRENE Mo MURPHY whioh has not bean sat out in
reports furnished to Denver* Denver file ^100-4016 should oontain the summary
report of SA FRED W. CARY dated Deoember 18, 1944, at Butte, Montana, whioh*
sets out tha maiden name for IRENE Mo MURPHY and also contains reported addresses
for her in Denver*

8Aq, BAN FRANCISCO 8/2/49 a\ ! V 'i • V ; ■■■st.W

SAC, LOS ANGELES

TOO ENT

J. D. WHITTAKER CH/MBERS, WAS, ETAL, PERJURY, BSPIONAOB R, IS LASH R.

THE FOLLOWING TELETYPE RECEIVED FROM ST. PAUL FEBHUARY.OMBLAST.v
TIMOTHT HOBSON, SON OrilRS. PRISCILLA HOBSON HISS BY > FORMER

WAS IN NAVY AT UNION COLLEGE, 8CHENECTADY, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER FIRM, • ' :

WAS IN NAVY AT UNION COLLEGE, 8CHENECTADY, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER FIRST. *
FORTY FOUR TO JULY TWENTY SIX, FORTY FIVE, UNDER THE COMMAND OjrLT. QIDR. ,
FRANZ B. ANDREW* AHDREN ADVISES HE RECALLS . THE NMtfJPnMOTHT BISS,. HJX 'Js £ 'i

CANNOT RECALL ANY INTO ABOUT HOBSON.

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IF CRAWFORD F. BRUBAKER HAS ANY TYPEWRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE IN HIS

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• , POSSESSION THAT COULD HAVE EMANATED FROM THE HISS RESIDENCE J~IE r BU»- •=, ,

fgmSKfc* 0 FBI .LAB FOR COMPARISON
oo New York (AMSD)

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Memorandum • united stages gover. ' ‘ * * .

to : SAC, HEW YORX date? February 3. 1 ^ V f

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PROM f : SAC, NEW HAVEN

SUBJECT: JAY DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS,

was.; ET AL
PERJURY

ESPIONAGE - R

Re report of SA JOHN C. CARR dated 2/3/49 at New Haven and previous
reports from the New Haven Office reflecting investigation at Thomas-
ton, Connecticut*

From the early information furnished the New Haven Office in this
case, jt appeared that the establishment formerly known as the Park
Hotel was cdrtainly mpst apt to be the place describee by CHAMBERS*
CHAMBERS^y^ubsequent^omment, on viewing photographs, that either the
RABBITJVor GOODALLtTourist Homes were most apt to be the place he «
mentioned is in almost direct contradiction to his previous information
concerning the most likely whereabouts of the tourist home* This offipe
appreciates how valuable it would be in this case to be able to loc&pf
a register for 1937 at Thomas ton, Connecticut signed by ALGER HIS§^ In
view of what is contradictory information furnished by CHAMBERS, if it
is at all possible, it would be most appreciated if CHAMBERS could be
brought to Thomaston to actually point out the establishment at which
he stayed and consequently to localize the investigation, instance,'
if CHAMBERS stayed at the Goodall Tourist Home, records fqjr 1937 are
definitely not available and neither Mr* nor Mrs. GOODAU£recognize the
photographs. f

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